Crusoe

2026-10-30

STARTUPS · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Runware plans factory to mass-produce Sonic Inference Pod modular AI data centers

Runware says it will assemble its Sonic Inference Pod modular data centers on an automotive-style production line at a Romania factory, aiming to ramp to 30 megawatts of capacity per day by 2028, shorten build time to one day, and bring pods online within 48 hours. The company (co‑founder/CEO Flaviu Fadulescu) has two factories (a second expected online early next year), has raised over $60M to date, says it has $1B in committed interest for pods, and plans a Series B funding round.

7.0

2026-10-13

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · NVIDIA Developer

NVIDIA open-sources Run:ai platform as part of DSX AI Factory

NVIDIA has open-sourced the full Run:ai platform as part of its DSX AI Factory Platform, publishing the code on GitHub and offering it as a Community Product on NGC. The release includes four modular components (KAI Scheduler, GPU Fractioning Operator, KAI Resource Management, Workload Map), complements projects like Model Streamer and Grove, and is being integrated by multiple DSX ecosystem partners such as Crusoe, Mirantis and Nebius.

8.0

2026-09-25

STARTUPS · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Crusoe scraps $1.25B deal to buy Boom Supersonic's Superpower turbines

Crusoe, a Denver-based AI data-center builder that recently raised $3.9 billion, has ended plans to buy 29 of Boom Supersonic's 42 MW Superpower turbines in a previously announced $1.25 billion launch-customer deal. Boom CEO Blake Scholl confirmed the partnership is not moving forward and Crusoe said turbines are not part of its near-term primary power mix, though Boom says other customers remain in its pipeline.

6.0

2026-09-22

STARTUPS · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Nscale IPO highlights concentrated AI-infrastructure bets tied to Microsoft and Anthropic

Nscale’s NYSE IPO filing discloses the neocloud has amassed over $103 billion in contracts but about 85% of that value is linked to two customers — a $43.8 billion deal with Microsoft and a $44.6 billion agreement with Anthropic that is contingent on financing and stringent milestones. The company is targeting a roughly $35 billion valuation, aiming to raise about $3 billion, and reported rapid revenue growth alongside widening net losses.

7.0

2026-09-17

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Crusoe raises $3.9B Series F to accelerate modular 'Spark' AI data centers

Crusoe said it raised $3.9 billion in a Series F round that values the company at $30.9 billion, with the round co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital and Valor Equity Partners. The capital will fund existing data center projects (including an Abilene, Texas site used by OpenAI) and production of truck-transportable modular 'Spark' AI data centers; Crusoe leases space to customers who bring GPUs, rents its own GPUs, and sells inference compute. The company added three board members, including JB Straubel, and has been linked to a reported $13 billion GPU contract with Jane Street and IPO talks with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

8.0